Freedom Quote by Dada Bhagwan
![“Moksha (ultimate liberation) does not come; moksha is understood. ‘You’ are yourself moksha [the nature of the Self is liberation], but you do not have that awareness. That is why moksha (liberation) is understood.” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/59d/dada-bhagwan-31_freedom_moksha-ultimate-liberation-does-not-come_1051414.jpg)
““Moksha (ultimate liberation) does not come; moksha is understood. ‘You’ are yourself moksha [the nature of the Self is liberation], but you do not have that awareness. That is why moksha (liberation) is understood.””
About This Quote
Source Teaching: Spiritual Discourse, 2015
Moksha is not attained but realized; it is the inherent nature of the self, yet awareness is lacking.
In simple terms: Liberation is our true nature, but we often miss it.
Key Takeaway
Cultivate self‑awareness to realize liberation.
Themes
spirituality
self‑realization
awakening
Mood
contemplative
calm
Type
philosophical
inspirational
When to use this quote
- meditation practice
- self‑inquiry
- daily mindfulness
Key Concepts
non‑duality
consciousness
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you recognize your true nature?
- What practices deepen self‑awareness?
A Different Perspective
Awareness alone may not change external conditions.
![“Moksha [Ultimate Liberation] is not found in the scriptures, Moksha is in the Soul [Our Real Self].” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/129/dada-bhagwan-31_liberation_moksha-ultimate-liberation-is-not-found_55019.jpg)
![“The worldly [spiritual] science is methodic (kramic) in nature; one progresses “step by step”; one has to ascent one step at a time. Whereas this here, is Akram Vignan, a path of step-less spiritual science; it is a science that has arisen after 10 Lac (a million) years. In this path, one travels…” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/78b/dada-bhagwan-31_akram-vignan_the-worldly-spiritual-science-is-methodi_1477.jpg)
![“In the worldly life, due to maadakta (intoxication of the ego of ‘I am Chandubhai’), one has completely lost awareness of everything about one’s self. Everything in the worldly life is nothing but intoxication. The food is intoxicating, the senses are intoxicating. [Therefore] Go to the one, who…” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2b3/dada-bhagwan-31_absolute_in-the-worldly-life-due-to-maadakta-into_3662.jpg)
![“Through the grace of a thief, one can become a thief and through the grace of a Gnani [the enlightened one], one can become a Gnani [the enlightened one].” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/102/dada-bhagwan-31_enlightened_through-the-grace-of-a-thief-one-can-bec_4725.jpg)
![“Where there are kashays (anger-pride-deceit-greed), there is worldly life. As long as anger-pride-deceit-greed exist; one is a sansaari [living a worldly life] regardless of whether one is an ascetic or a family man. And where anger-pride-deceit-greed are absent, one is regarded as being asansaari…” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7ec/dada-bhagwan-31_anger_where-there-are-kashays-anger-pride-dece_5756.jpg)
![“Skills (learning) or lack of skills is all egoistic knowledge (ego based knowledge). Ego-free Knowledge is called (true) Knowledge [Gnan].” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b36/dada-bhagwan-31_egoism_skills-learning-or-lack-of-skills-is-all_9081.jpg)
